Ages 9-12
Complex tales exploring justice, courage, and wisdom. Ideal for developing critical thinking.
African Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Dance For Water Or Rabbit’s Triumph
A Khoikhoi trickster tale from the Cape of Good Hope: during a drought the animals dance water out of a dry riverbed, and the rabbit who scorned the work is trapped on a pitch-covered tortoise, then escapes by reverse psychology - an African root of the Tar-Baby tale.
African Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Lion’s Share
Lion's Share is a Khoikhoi (Khoekhoe/Nama) folk tale of the South African Cape, from the jackal trickster cycle first printed in W.H.I. Bleek's Reynard the Fox in South Africa (1864). Lion and Jackal hunt as partners, and the cunning jackal outwits the powerful lion meal by meal.
African Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Lion And Jackal
Lion and Jackal is a southern African folk tale from James A. Honey's South-African Folk-Tales (1910): a lion and a jackal agree to hunt on shares, the jackal hoards the meat, and the cheated, prideful lion is destroyed by his own greed.
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Three Princesses Of Whiteland
The Three Princesses Of Whiteland: Once on a time there was a fisherman who lived close by a palace, and fished for the _King’s_ table. One day when he was out
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Widow’s Son
The Widow's Son: Once on a time there was a poor, poor _Widow_, who had an only _Son_. She dragged on with the boy till he had been confirmed, and then she
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Three Princesses In The Blue Mountain
The Three Princesses In The Blue Mountain: There were once upon a time a _King_ and _Queen_ who had no children, and they took it so much to heart that they
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Three Billy-Goats Gruff
The Three Billy-Goats Gruff
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Lassie And Her Godmother
The Lassie And Her Godmother: Once on a time a poor couple lived far, far away in a great wood. The wife was brought to bed, and had a pretty girl, but they
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Princess On The Glass Hill
The Princess On The Glass Hill: Once on a time there was a man who had a meadow, which lay high upon the hill-side, and in the meadow was a barn, which he had
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Lad Who Went To The North Wind
The Lad Who Went To The North Wind: Once on a time there was an old widow who had one son; and as she was poorly and weak, her son had to go up into the safe
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Husband Who Was To Mind The House
The Husband Who Was To Mind The House: Once on a time there was a man, so surly and cross, he never thought his _Wife_ did anything right in the house. Empathy
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body
The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body: Once on a time there was a _King_ who had _seven sons_, and he loved them so much that he could never bear to be